The Quickening and the Dead: Murder and mystery in Victorian London by J.C. Briggs
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

November 1850, Lavinia Gray fails to turn up for her wedding and is later found dead. Annie Deverall has been charged with the murder of a Dr. Plume. Evie Finch is pregnant and been abandoned by her lover. But is there a connection between them. Superintendent Jones with the help of novalist Charles Dickens investigates.
Easily read as a standalone story but I would recommend reading the first three well-written mysteries.
Another enjoyable and well-written mystery in this series with some delightful characters.
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